Mmmm foood! The breakfast at Café Loki was great. Let me tell you about all the things! Starting from the upper-left of the plate, and going clockwise:

– Smoked trout on rúgbrauð (Icelandic steamed rye bread), with a small dollop of cottage cheese on top. Very tasty, the trout tasted very much like salmon, so since it was smoked, it was pretty much lox. I wouldn’t have though to put cottage cheese on it, which was a nice addition.

– Harðfiskur (wind-dried fish) with butter. They’re a good snack, and better with butter. They’re a bit chewy, kind of tough. If you get a chance, I highly recommend trying some! They’re supposed to be quite healthy.

– Mashed fish on rúgbrauð. The mashed fish was delicious. It had the consistency of very cream mashed potatoes, and was spiced well.

– (In the small center ramekin) Hákarl, Icelandic fermented shark. As I wrote in the comic, it was weird. I wouldn’t say it was bad, but I wasn’t really interested in having another piece after I tried the first one. It came in little cubes/slices, with a toothpick to eat it with. The initial fish flavor disappeared pretty quickly after I chewed it, and then the flavor was like a stinky cheese.

– Lamb slices on buttered rúgbrauð. I had high hopes for this, since Iceland is known for its lamb. But unfortunately, it wasn’t that flavorful. It wasn’t bad, by any means – it was fine, just not amazing.

– Loki Tea: birch leaf, thyme and Icelandic moss (which is probably no different from regular moss, but, you know). It was nice and light. It tasted herbal, but not floral.